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Department for Work and Pensions: Kinship Care

Asked by Graeme DownieLabourDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 4 February 2025UIN 26992

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department last reviewed its policy on supporting its employees that are kinship carers.

Answered by Andrew Western

DWP reviews the support it gives to carers in its workforce, including kinship carers, on an ongoing basis across a range of relevant HR policies. DWP last reviewed its policy on supporting its employees that are kinship carers, specifically in respect of time off work, in March 2024.

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